Dark Sky Island’s eighth track “Sancta Maria” is Enya’s answer to “Ave Maria”. Blending together synthesizers with classical instrumentation, the classically trained pianist creates an ethereal soundscape full of celebration and far from the melancholy Enya had originally anticipated.
[Verse 1]
Sancta Maria
Sancta Maria
Sancta Maria
Sancta Maria
[Verse 2]
Sancta Maria, Maria, Maria
Sancta Maria, Maria, Maria
Sancta Maria, Maria, Maria
Sancta Maria, Maria, Maria
[Verse 3]
Sancta Maria, Sancta Maria
Sancta Maria, Sancta Maria
Sancta Maria, Sancta Maria
Sancta Maria, Sancta Maria
Sancta Maria
[Verse 4]
Sancta Maria, Maria, Maria
Sancta Maria, Maria, Maria
Sancta Maria, Maria, Maria
Sancta Maria, Maria, Maria
Sancta Maria, Maria, Maria
Sancta Maria, Maria, Maria
Sancta Maria was written by Enya.
Sancta Maria was produced by Nicky Ryan.
Enya released Sancta Maria on Fri Nov 20 2015.
As a classically trained pianist, I thought I’d love to do something with the idea of “Ave Maria”, I thought it’d be slow and melancholy, as a lot of my melodies are – but the next thing, there’s this big celebration.